Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 974 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
30. 30.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief

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